1. Types of Roofing Shakes
Handsplit & Resawn
Taper Sawn
Shingles
Ridge & Hip Caps

2. Handsplit Resawn Shakes
Western Red Cedar
Handsplit Resawn Shakes
#1 Grade
Edge Split 18” length
3/8 to 3/4 inch thickness
Minimum width 4 inches
Sawn only on one side
Premium Grade
18 to 24” length
½ to ¾ inch thickness
Untreated & CCA Treated Available

3. Grades of Shakes Handsplit Shakes
# 1 Grade Lengths 18-inch, thickness ½" (medium) and ¾" (heavy) minimums; length 24-inch, thickness 3/8", ½" (medium) and ¾" (heavy) minimums. Width 4" minimum. Clear heartwood; 20% maximum flat grain in each bundle. Premium Grade Lengths 18-inch and 24-inch; width 4" minimum, thickness ½" (medium) and ¾" (heavy). Clear heartwood; 100% edge grain; no defects
Recommended Use For walls and roofs 4:12 pitch and steeper and where a premium quality product is needed or desired. The 100% edge grain requirement exceeds the national industry standard.

4. Tapersawn Shakes Perfection Shingles 18 or 24 inch lengths
Sawn on both sides
18 or 24 inch lengths
5/8 to 1-1/2 inch butt thickness
Perfection Shingles
Sawn on both sides
18 & 24 inch lengths
Thickness gauged by measuring a stack of shingles

5. Grades of Shakes TAPERSAWN CEDAR SHAKES # 1 Grade
Nominal lengths 18" and 24" shakes shall be of random widths, minimum width shall be 3 ½".
Tapersawn shakes less than 4" in width shall not constitute more than 5% of each bundle.
Thickness shall be nominal 5/8" or ¾" with a minus tolerance of 1/16" in 10% of the bundle.
Face 100% clear.
Flat grain 205 maximum per bundle.
1/8" sapwood allowed to exposure line. Additional sapwood permitted above that point.
Recommended Use For walls or roofs on 4:12 slope and steeper where a high quality, durable and uniform appearance is desired.

6. Grades of Shakes # 2 Grade Tapersawn Nominal lengths 18" and 24",
Minimum width shall be 3",
shakes less than 4" width shall not constitute more than 10% of the running inches of each bundle.
Thickness shall be nominal 5/8" or ¾": with a minus tolerance of 1/16" in 10% of the bundle.
Limited defects are allowed 9" above the butt in 18" shakes and 12" above the butt in 24" shakes.
Unlimited flat grain is allowed.
Sapwood is restricted it 1" in width for the first 10 inches.
Recommended Use For walls or roofs on 4:12 slope and steeper where a good quality appearance is desired.

7. Ridge Caps
Two shakes or shingles pre-assembled as connectors and covers for roof joins

8. Tapersawn Hip & Ridge Caps
Number 1 Grade, Blue Label
Manufactured from quality Number 1 Grade shakes.
Lengths 18-inch; 24-inch;
Thickness 5/8", ¾";
Widths not less than 9" (measured on the inner surface at the butt end).
20 units per bundle.
Number 2 Grade, Red Label
Manufactured from Number 2 Grade shakes.
Lengths 18-inch, 24-inch;
Thickness 5/8" or ¾"; widths not less than 9" (measured
on the inner surface at the butt end).
20 units per bundle.
Recommended Use The appropriate hip and ridge unit should be selected to match the adjacent shingles or shakes. However, in many areas a tapersawn hip and ridge units is used on both shingle and shake applications. Hip and ridge product type selection should be performed in accordance with the aesthetic look desired.